08-13-2011, 07:02 PM
Interesting thread! I'm in a similar boat although it may be too late to change. I inherited a lot of HO (and British 00 -- similar to HO) from my Dad. Over the years, I've bought a lot of HO / OO stuff. And, due to lack of space, I now have 3 small HO layouts (rather than one large one) -- the small layouts can easily be stored away.
The only way I could change would be to sell (or trade in) some of my newer HO / 00 locos and keep most of the older ones (ones that I would want to keep for sentimental reasons). It would be great to start off in N scale with DCC locos with sound, etc., and have a reasonably-size 3x6 or so N-scale layout.
But doing this -- selling off many of my HO locos and scrapping 1-2 layouts -- would be costly (i.e. I'd lose money). Stirring up the pot even further, I know that some MRR enthusiasts dabble in 2 or even 3 scales! So maybe I could reduce my HO collection & grow an N collection?!
The only way I could change would be to sell (or trade in) some of my newer HO / 00 locos and keep most of the older ones (ones that I would want to keep for sentimental reasons). It would be great to start off in N scale with DCC locos with sound, etc., and have a reasonably-size 3x6 or so N-scale layout.
But doing this -- selling off many of my HO locos and scrapping 1-2 layouts -- would be costly (i.e. I'd lose money). Stirring up the pot even further, I know that some MRR enthusiasts dabble in 2 or even 3 scales! So maybe I could reduce my HO collection & grow an N collection?!
Rob
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